Top 10 Lists
Tyler’s Top Five of 2014
2014 has been a good year for genre film. I actually had a difficult time identifying my top five–not because there were too few titles to choose from but because there were so many that I reall...
Horror Remakes That Missed the Point of the Original
Horror movie remakes can be both good and bad simultaneously. Some reboots are wonderful technical achievements but fail at recapturing the magic of the original. Many remakes may even look good on pa...
Five Great Horror Films From Female Directors
To be blunt, there simply aren’t enough women working in horror. Female writers and directors are a rarity. That doesn’t mean that women aren’t interested in horror, far from it. It just means they’re...
Ten Unconventional Takes on the Frankenstein Myth
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus was first published in 1818, and even those who are not fans of the horror genre are familiar with the story of scientist Victor Frankenste...
Ten Buffy Monsters That Should Have Come Back
During its 144 episode run, Buffy the Vampire Slayer saw a lot of creatures come and go. Some were vampires, some were demons. They were all very much their own well-defined characters. While Buffy mo...
Five Movies from 2014 That Went to Exceptionally Dark Places
Every year has its highs and lows and every year there are great horror films that go largely unnoticed. Most people will complain that the genre is becoming too mainstream and watered down. And the i...
Five Great Horror Movies That Were Critical Disasters When First Released
There are many horror films in the genre’s long history that are now lauded as classics. But they weren’t always. Some movies that are beloved now were critical disasters when they were first re...
Five of the Most Memorable Mad Artists in Horror
A few days ago, we took a look at Ten Memorable Mad Scientists and today we follow that up with a look at their spiritual cousin, the Mad Artist. These aren’t just artists who are characters in ...